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The net gun built for civilians in Ukraine’s kill zone

At a training with the Ukrainian National Guard’s Omega unit, engineers from the defense tech company BlueBird Tech describe how to use their net gun, named Chipa, to entangle an approaching drone’s propellers. The soldiers rehearse encounters with approaching first-person-view (FPV) drones, monitoring a handheld detector as they walk. Once they spot a drone, one soldier who goes by the callsign Poliak (Ukrainian for "Pole"), pulls the safety pin and takes aim with the net gun, while the others

A Ukrainian National Guard soldier holds an FPV drone caught in a net in an unnamed location, Ukraine, on Oct. 20, 2026.

About Drone attack

Drone attacks define Russia's war against Ukraine, with both sides deploying unmanned aerial vehicles for reconnaissance and (long-range) strikes. Russia launches Iranian-designed Shahed drones in waves against Ukrainian infrastructure, while Ukraine regularly strikes Russian oil refineries and military bases. Ukraine has developed domestic drone production, including naval drones targeting Russia's Black Sea Fleet, since 2022.

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